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color attribute (basefont, font, hr)

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Sets the color of the text or line.
This attribute is deprecated. Use the color style property instead.
JavaScript page for this attribute: color. You can find other example(s) there.

Possible values:

A legal color value. It can be a hexadecimal, RGB or predefined color value. For more information, see the page for colors.
Default: this attribute has no default value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the color attribute:
<font color="#FF0000">red text</font>
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Example HTML code 2:

Recommendation:
<span style="color:#FF0000">red text</span>
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